Discovery BoxMark 1:40 
ContextCleansing a Leper
1:40 Now 1 a leper 2 came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If 3 you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.
Mark 7:19
Context7:19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” 4 (This means all foods are clean.) 5
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
2 sn The ancient term for leprosy covers a wider array of conditions than what we call leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45-46).
3 tn This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.
4 tn Or “into the latrine.”
5 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
